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We expect that it would take two full time positions or part-time equivalents to cover what we need. More details below:

API development:

We need a machine learning savvy Java API developer to help extend our 'source released' LingPipe suite of tools. While we focus on language processing, generic machine learning/statistical methods skills are fine since the directions we want to go are not language processing specific.

Natural language processing application development:

We need one full time position (or part-time equivalents) devoted to our Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). Our goal is a topic- and entity-faceted search engine making heavy use of query refinement and topic discovery, and suited to queries derived from high throughput lab experiments. We are collaborating with researchers at the Harvard University Medical School, who have real biology problems to solve.

Enterprise architecture design and integration:

We are increasingly called upon to deliver web applications with LingPipe. We need an experienced architect/developer to design scalable enterprise application friendly implementations of spell checking, sentiment, named entity extraction etc.

User interface design and development:

Our NIH work involves developing usable web interfaces for biomedical researchers. This includes design, usability testing and coding (although that could be subcontracted).

We're located in a sunny loft office in Brooklyn, New York, just across the East River from downtown Manhattan, and convenient to public transportation. We are not considering full-time telecommuters.

If you're interested, please send us an electronic copy of your resume, a cover note briefly explaining how your skills and interests match our requirements, and a description of your visa status for working in the United States.

No headhunters, please.

The start date is as soon as possible. The position will remain open until filled.